Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-08-16
STEVE CAGES NEVADA EN-
PERIENCE.
He Uses mp a Pair of Lungs i'm
the ssROtfen Borough,

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goting the affairs of the Central an,
Union Pacific Railroads, had be
fore them Steve Gage and laboreC
with him to ascertain the history o
certain vouchers, etc. Below we
give certain questions and answers
that may be OF interest to a few o
our citizens:
Was any portion of those amounts
paid for the purpose of influencing
legislation?
Witness-I presume not. ]
don't know that any legislation was
going on in 1879.
Mr.. Anderson will now ask
you Mr.. Gage, have you ever re-
ceived any of the moneys of the
Central Pacific to be used in i'm
fluencing legislation?
The witness asked for the ques-
ton to be repeated and then re-
piled in deliberate and complacent
tone of voice: .sThere may be
perhaps wide definition of the
words influencing Legislation My
personal expenses at Sacramento
were always paid, and that fact
may be looked upon by some per-
sons as a mode of influencing legis-
lation. However, it has now gone
past my dinner hour and / do not
care how long / remain, SO / will
give the Commission some iniorma-
ton. l presume it is information
that is wanted. During the eight
years preceding 1879 1 was labor
ing in the State of Nevada in the
interests of the Central Pacific.
l kept detailed account of every
cent l expended on behalf of the
Central Pacific. The account also
included nay personal expenses dur
ing the time the Legislature was
sitting"
Mr.. Anderson-Was there any
thing besides the hotel bills?
Mr.. Gage-Excuse me please. l
am approaching the point on which
you require information, slowly,
but I'll get there. AS 1 said before.
it has gone past my dinner hour, SO
/ am not particular how long 1 re-
main here.
The witness then gave what
might be termed a condensed his
tory of Nevada. He referred to the
fact that in the East, Nevada had a
very bad reputation as regarded
matters. In fact he had
heard it spoken of in the East as
the ..rotten borough" There was
an element of injustice about the
charge, he said, but it was a no
torious fact that the railroad had
bitter enemies in Nevada, and at
the time of his sojourn there hostile
legislation was very much in order.
Mr.. Anderson tried to bring the
witness back to the main question,
but Mr.. Gage assured him that his
statement would cover everything.
1t may be remarked that Messrs.
Bergin, Cohen and Douty, who sat
in close proximity to the witness,
looking slightly bewil1ered, and
they evidently wondered what Mr.
Cages extend grafton was leading
up to.
The witness, who did not evince
the slightest perturbation, continued
and explained the length that New
ada legislators went to injure the
interests, and the many
difficulties he had to contend with
in fighting for justice.
Il wore out a good pair of lungs in
that country" said the witness,
while Mr. Anderson smiled grimly,
as if in some doubt as to whether Mr..
demolished.
81 assure you," continued Gage,
''that when they could annoy US in
no other way they passed a fence
law and compelled us to fence line
On each side. However, | will now
come to the subject of expenditure.
TIE account kept during tue last |